Nasmyth focus of Keck II
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The Nasmyth focus of Keck II is a stable, instrument-dedicated focal station on the Keck II telescope used for high-precision imaging and spectroscopy.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18314871 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nasmyth focus of Keck II Context triple: [NIRC2 camera, mountedAtFocus, Nasmyth focus of Keck II]
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A.
Nasmyth platform of Magellan telescopes
The Nasmyth platform of the Magellan telescopes is a stable, instrument-dedicated mounting area located at the side focus of the large Magellan optical telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory, enabling the installation and operation of heavy, high-precision astronomical instruments.
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B.
Mark II Telescope
The Mark II Telescope is a large radio telescope at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in England, used for astronomical research and observations of radio emissions from space.
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100-inch Hooker telescope
The 100-inch Hooker telescope is a historic reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, famous for Edwin Hubble’s observations that revealed the expanding universe and established galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
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D.
Burrell Schmidt Telescope
The Burrell Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for deep imaging of galaxies and faint astronomical structures, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
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E.
Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field survey telescope at Palomar Observatory renowned for its major contributions to sky surveys and the discovery of numerous astronomical objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nasmyth focus of Keck II Target entity description: The Nasmyth focus of Keck II is a stable, instrument-dedicated focal station on the Keck II telescope used for high-precision imaging and spectroscopy.
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A.
Nasmyth platform of Magellan telescopes
The Nasmyth platform of the Magellan telescopes is a stable, instrument-dedicated mounting area located at the side focus of the large Magellan optical telescopes at Las Campanas Observatory, enabling the installation and operation of heavy, high-precision astronomical instruments.
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B.
Mark II Telescope
The Mark II Telescope is a large radio telescope at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in England, used for astronomical research and observations of radio emissions from space.
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C.
100-inch Hooker telescope
The 100-inch Hooker telescope is a historic reflecting telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, famous for Edwin Hubble’s observations that revealed the expanding universe and established galaxies beyond the Milky Way.
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D.
Burrell Schmidt Telescope
The Burrell Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field Schmidt telescope known for deep imaging of galaxies and faint astronomical structures, located at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.
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E.
Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope
The Palomar 48-inch Schmidt Telescope is a wide-field survey telescope at Palomar Observatory renowned for its major contributions to sky surveys and the discovery of numerous astronomical objects.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.